South Carolina District 01 Race

Top Industries

2002 Race: South Carolina District 01

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Most members of Congress get the bulk of their campaign contributions from two main sources: the industries that make up the economic base of their home district and the Washington-based interest groups that pay more attention to the member's committee assignments in Congress. In addition, most Democrats receive substantial sums from labor unions.

From this table, you can get a flavor of which are the top industries giving to the candidates running for Congress in your district. Do the industries match your local economy, or are they more Washington-based? If the latter, the candidate may have divided loyalties on issues where the interests of their cash constituents conflict with those of the voters who elected them.

Henry Brown (R)

Industry

Total

Health Professionals

$29,500

Lawyers/Law Firms

$28,106

Real Estate

$24,250

General Contractors

$15,750

Electric Utilities

$15,250

Telephone Utilities

$13,750

Construction Services

$13,250

Lobbyists

$13,236

Retired

$12,150

Other

$12,000

Air Transport

$10,250

Tobacco

$10,000

Credit Unions

$9,999

Automotive

$9,750

Business Services

$8,090

Retail Sales

$8,000

Trucking

$8,000

Beer, Wine & Liquor

$7,500

Hospitals/Nursing Homes

$7,500

Commercial Banks

$7,250

Joe Innella (3)

No industry data found.

James E Dunn (3)

NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the
2001 - 2002House election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data available electronically on
Monday, November 18, 2013. ("Help!
The numbers don't add up...")

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